Receptacle back comb construction



Dec. 2, 1952 c. CASTELLI RECEPTACLE BACK COMB CONSTRUCTION Fi1ed Oct. 29, 1949 IN V ENT OR. CHARLES CASTELLI BY Patented Dec. 2, 1952 2,619,973 nnonrracm mon COMB CONSTRUCTION Charles Castelli, Union City,

N. J., assignor, by

meshe"assignments, t Columbia P1otektosife Company, 0f Dlaware IncL, Carlstadt, N. J., a coiporation Application Qctoir 29, 1949, Serial No. 124,399

3 Claims.

T his invention relates t0 purse or pocket size comics and more particularly'is directed to a comb construction "having an improved buiit-in recptacie-compartmentfbrmed in the back for rteiasabiy retaining hobby pins, har pins, cosme'tics or the 1il ;e personajl articles,

Among the object of the invention is to general1y improve devices of the charaoter described, which sha11 comprise few and simple parts that are readily assembled to form a rugged yet neat appearing puise or pocket comb havin a hollowed back portion forming a receptacle-compartment with a swingable cover closure therefor, which shail be of lightweight construction but adaptedto withstand rough usage, which shall be i*e1atively cheap to manufacture in quantity production, as by molding of plastic resinous materiai, and which shall be practical and efficient to a high degree in use.

Other objects of this invention Wili in part be obvious and in part hereinaftezpointed out.

The invention acqrdingiy consists of the features of construction, combination of elements, and arrangement of parts which will be exemplified in the construction hereinafter disclosed, the scope of application of which W111 be indicated in the claims following.

In the accompanying drawing in which one possible illustrative e nibodiment of the invention is shown,

Figs. 1, 2 and 3 are front elevational, end and top plan views of a purse or pocket comb constructed to embody the invention showin the cover of the receptacle-compartment in ciosed position.

Figs. 4 and 5 are en1arged cross sectionai views taken on fines 4-4 and 5-5, respectively, cf Fig. 1, showing details of the receptacie-compartment construction formed in the comb back, and

Fig. 6 is a sectional view similar to Fig. 5 showing the cover closure swung to a full open position.

Referring in detail to the drawing, I0 denotes a purse or pocket comb constructed with a built-in receptacle-compartment i0a in the back thereof embodying the invention. Comb Il) preferably may be made of molded plastic resinous materiai, colored, opaque or transparent as desired, and is adapted to provide a hobby pin 01' cosmetic recentacle, the overall structure being made of a size to readily fit into a nurse, handbag or pocket.

As seen in Figs. 1, 2, 3 and 5, nurse comb Hi may have a back Il mounting along edge border Il a thereof, a row of comb teeth l2 and,

in Figs. land 2.

if desired, be provided with hea vier terminal teeth l2a at opposite ends thereof.

Comb back Il may be formed with a pair of spaced apart end portions l lb extendin froni said edge border l la in a direction oppdsite to teeth [2 and 1ying substantiaiiy in the same plane thereof.

End portions l lb each may have either a main surface (net shown) or carrydecoration or trimming in any desired manner,as for example, flutes D extending betwen spaced apart paral' lelly aIigned projecting ribs llc which with s'aid fiutes serve as finger gripping means as shown Con1b l0 provides the improved buiit-in re;ceptac1e I0a in a midportion or combback Il b tween end portions 1 lb in the forin of a compartment which may be cylihdricaI-shaLed, of any desired cross-sectional configuration. As shown in Figs. 4, 5 and 6 receptacle compartment I(Ja i's circular in cross-section and intzides longitudinally sp1it tubular wall l3, substantiaHy one ha1f l3a serving as a relativel stationiry cylindrical wa1l compartment portion integraliy formed with edge border Ha and also with peripheral edges of a pair of spaced ciiciar end valIs 1322 which lie in planes substantiafly normal to said plane of combbackli.

A swingable mating cover is provided simi- 1ar in cross-Sectionai shape t0 irecepta.cle wall l3a complemnting the l'atterto form, when inciosed position, the remining ha1f closu1e for receptacie 10a.

Cover l3c may be pivoted in position by any suitabie means, as for example, integraily formed pintles l3d aligned a1ong longitudinal edge 136 and extending in opposite directions to engage bearing bores l3f provided in end wall l3b as is ciear from Figs. 4, 5 and 6. To retain cover l3c in closed position suitable snap locking means may be provided and as shown in Fig. 5 may inciude a longitudinal extension 1ip l3g projecting from the free edge of cover l3c to overlie free edge I3L of wa1l 1301 with ridge I3 engaging groove I3Ic formed on the underside of 1ip l3g.

Each of the end portions lib may be provided with a free edge border l Id in a1ignment with Iip 139 and of substantiaiiy the same thickness to give comb li) a finished appearance.

When the comb l is made by injection molding methods, spaced apar-t communicating transverse passageways Il are provided in edge border Ha adjacent end walls l3b, said passageways Hf extending from the exterior side of the comb il] opposite said cover to terminate just beyond edge border beve1 lle, inner portions of said passageways Il being constructed and arranged to form said bearing bores 13 1, as is clear from Figs. 4 and 5.

After constructing the parts of the comb 10 as described above, the cover [30 may be hinged thereto in assembly by inserting one of the pintles l3d into its corresponding bearing bore l3 and then by flexing, that is, bowing the cover I3c along edge 136 the other pintle I301 may readily be inserted in its bearing bore 13 The utility of the comb 10 With receptaciecompartment la Wi1l now be apparent. Ater comb is assembled in the manner above described, the cover [30 may be swung from a full open position shown in Fig. 6, the beve1 He acting as a clearance and limiting stop therefor, to a closed position in which 1ip 13g over1ies free edge l3h of wal1 13a. Ridge 137 then engages in groove 137c for resilient snap locking. As seen in Fig. 1 the planes of end Wa1is i3b may be formed to converge upwardly so as to provide an abutment c1osure formed in cooperation With similarly converging side edges 13171 when said resilient snap locking means is in said closed position.

It will thus be seen that there is provided an improved comb construction having a built-in receptacle compartment whereby the severai objects of this invention are achieved and which is W611 adapted to meet the conditions of practical use.

As various possible embodiments might be made of the above invention, and as various changes might be made in the embodimcnts above set forth, it is to be understood that all matter herein set forth or shown in the accompanying drawings is to be interpreted as illustrative and not in a 1imiting sense.

Having thus described my invention, I ciaim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent:

1. A comb construction having a receptacie compartment of the character described comprising a one-piece molded body having an clongated comb back and a row of comb teeth extending from an edge border of said back 1ying in a common plane, a pair of spaced apart end. wa11s for said compartmcnt formed in a midportion of said back disposed in angular relation to said common plane, a split tubu1ar Wa11 portion extending between said end walls from a periphera1 edge thereof forming approximately a half of a tubular side wal1 of the compartment, a mating cover extending between said end wails forming the other half of said compartment side wa1ls, hinge means for swingably mounting said cover on said end wa1ls including a pair of pintles extending from opposite edges thereof, said end wal1s having .bearing bores for receiving said pintles, said cover being of resilient construction for fiexing between said pintles to form a snap-in engagement of said pintles with said bearing bores, and a, transverse passageway extending through said edge border from the exterior side of the comb opposite said cover terminating in each of said bearing bores.

2. The comb construction as defined in claim. 1 in which said edge border has a bevel extending between said end walls as a clearance and limiting stop for said cover.

3. A comb construction having a receptaciecompartment of the character described comprising a one-piece molded body having an clongated comb back and a row of comb teeth extending from an edge border of said back lying in a common plane, a pair of spaced apart end wa11s for said compartment formed in a midportion of said back disposed in anguIar relation to said common plane, a sp1it tubular wall portion extending between said end walls from a periphera1 edge thereof forming approximatciy a half of a tubular side wal1 of the compartment, a mating cover extending between said end walls forming the other half of said compartment side wal1, hinge means swngably mounting said cover on said end walls, said hinge means including a pair of pintles extending from opposite edges of said cover, said end wa11s having bearing bores for receiving said pintles, and said cover being of resilient construction for flexing between said pintles to form a, snap-in engagement of said pintles With said bearing bores.

CHARLES CASTELL.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date D. 159,716 Castelli Aug. 15, 1950 541,317 Cushing June 18, 1895 1,210,011 Siesholtz Dec. 26, 1916 

